in the early years, armand questions daniel ceaselessly about where he goes and what he does. daniel has had enough.
alt caption: pornography with the vampire.
//well that’s it I’m dead. Those two arts killed me. I have expired. See u in hell guys
Armand is totally judging those actors: “You know, Daniel, I was the director of a theatre -”
“I know,”
“I have vast experience in actor’s performances-”
“I KNOW!”
“- and this acting is terrible, Daniel. Terrible.”
“…"
i just realized i draw daniel in striped apparel too much for my comfort?? now it’s a complex.
#PERFECT JUST PERFECT
But don’t you see,” Daniel said, “all human decisions are made like this. Do you think the mother knows what will happen to the child in her womb? Dear God, we are lost, I tell you. What does it matter if you give it to me and it’s wrong! There is no wrong! There is only desperation, and I would have it! I want to live forever with you.
I asked my roommate to bring me a diet coke when she went to the gas station
@interviewed-the-vampire, here’s your Daniel one from a year ago. You has started a VC set!
Lestat: *sulking bc they don’t have a Lestat one*
Daniel: But you don’t even drink –
Lestat: NOT THE POINT THEY SHOULD HAVE ONE FOR ME, TOO *sulks*
Armand: If it makes you feel better, they never have “Armand,” either.
*Lestat and Armand hug it out*
Sketches from my LiveStream earlier today :3
That’s Armand at the bottom left. Book Ver.
also I listen to complete garbage music so if you watch it you might want to mute it.
Mother hen! More like mother swaaaan. They are prettier and seriously badass. I was bitten by one when I was little. They don’t f*ck around.
Did Armand and Daniel ever love each other??!! omg what kind of an unfair question! Yes they did! YES, YES, YES THEY DID. AND MAYBE STILL DO. DEPENDING ON THE HOUR AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CRANKY LEVELS.
^fanart by garama (my text)
Initially yes, Daniel just wanted to vampire. He went looking for Lestat for that, and found Armand instead. Sparks flew, and he became fascinated by Armand, probably more than he was with Louis. And Armand seemed equally fascinated by Daniel. There was a macabre kind of chemistry there, a mutual attraction.
[Hit the jump for more, but really, go ask an Armand and a Daniel! I ship them, but admittedly, they are not my main ship.]
What even is a relationship? Every relationship is built and defined by the people who are in it. Armand could have hired a personal assistant if all he wanted was a tutor/travel agent. Armand wanted DANIEL. Daniel’s wit, his rebelliousness, his charm, his inquisitive nature, all these things made Daniel more appealing as a companion.
On his deathbed, Daniel wanted immortality to be with Armand, not just for eternity alone. The fact that they may or may not be “together” in canon right now doesn’t mean they didn’t share something very loving and special, and it doesn’t mean they don’t still consider each other fondly. Some breakups can be mended, some can’t. Some exes can be friends. Some can’t. That’s life.
Trivia: Christian Slater was given the role of Daniel upon the death of River Phoenix, who was originally signed on to play the role. Slater later donated his $250,000 salary to two of Phoenix’s favourite charities.
Again, in no particular order:
1. His intelligence. The way he is never content unless he has figured something out or discussed it from every aspect matches my own, and although we may both occasionally annoy each other, I would not be without our discussions for the world. Daniel has a fierce curiosity and a razor sharp wit, as well as a surprisingly large repertoire of literary and other references, which includes classical works as well as the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries. He is always able to take me off guard.
2. His fearlessness and his seemingly effortless ability to face the world head on. Though never cruel, he pulls no punches, either with himself or with others, and is not prone to the self deceptions or elaborate rationalisations which so many of our kind seem to have espoused. This more than anything gives me confidence in his ability to withstand the passing of the years without breaking under their burden.
3. His strange but indomitable sense of humour. Daniel can find something to laugh at in the very worst of situations, and even the smallest of everyday actions may be imbued with a strange kind of wit. I hope it may make his immortality easier to bear, as merely being in his company has made mine.
4. His beauty.
5. His ability to love me. As much as I’ve chided him for his morbid romanticism, I must nevertheless be grateful for his decision to run towards the monster, as it were, rather than away from it. Had he chosen otherwise, I would doubtless have remained as I was – unknown, unloved, unloveable, a drifting revenant preying on humans but hidden from them, until eventually I ceased to desire life.
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